WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Greeks were great sea-farers, and travelling across the Mediterranean, they were eager to discover new lands and new opportunities.

Detailed explanation-2: -They also built ships that could travel far across the Mediterranean Sea. This is the sea that touches Europe, northern Africa and the Middle East. Goods could be made in one part of the Mediterranean and sold in another. The Greeks spread their culture to other peoples by selling wine, olives and pottery.

Detailed explanation-3: -Greeks stayed in control of the different regions, elected Greek officials. by 241 B.C. the four regions became known as Hellenistic Kingdoms. Hellenistic Kings created new cities and settlements – spreading Greek culture.

Detailed explanation-4: -Greek civilization developed into independent city-states because Greece’s mountains, islands, and peninsulas separated the Greek people from each other and made communication difficult. The steep mountains of the Greek geography also affected the crops and animals that farmers raised in the region.

Detailed explanation-5: -The reasons have more or less remained the same; fleeing war, natural catastrophes, a prospect for a better life, exile and so on. In ancient Greece migration was a common occurrence. Migrants were called metics, or ‘Metoikos’ /metikos/ in Greek, a name given to any of the resident aliens, including freed slaves.